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Turning information security upside down
Just a small thought for the day. I was chatting to the knowledge manager for a large Defence contractor today and he mentioned he’s having …
Read MoreThe role of social networks in IT systems implementations
I had coffee with my friend Trevor Moore yesterday and we got talking about a system implementation he’s involved in. It’s a large project affecting …
Read MoreThe Ultimate Guide to Anecdote Circles
We are very pleased to announce the release of a little eBook we have been working on called The Ultimate Guide to Anecdote Circles. Our …
Read MoreStory as a source of insight
Here is an anecdote from a senior executive from our recent survey which I just had to share. I’ve posted about the 5 ways in which stories are …
Read MoreSurveys, rewards and shame
Bob Sutton has a terrific post describing how Cedars-Sinai Medical Center got all their doctors to wash their hands. His main source for the post is …
Read MoreIf you can’t measure it….
I recently heard a presentation that mentioned the truism ‘if you can’t measure it you can’t manage it’. It reminded me of how uncomfortable I …
Read MorePictorial stories that convey values
A mining company just finished a traditional values exercise. You know the one, it ends up with a bulleted list of single words like integrity, …
Read MoreMeeting with the creator of Most Significant Change
I met with Rick Davies this week. He’s in Melbourne visiting his family and doing some work for Oxfam. We talked about the Zahmoo project and …
Read MoreBecoming self-sufficient
I spent the afternoon with one our clients, a large multi-national, talking about the Most Significant Change pilot we’ve recently worked on together (perhaps one of …
Read MoreThe one about the conference call vandals
John Smith tells an amusing anecdote about our conference call last week and makes some comments about conference calls and communities of practice.
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